Norway April 3, 2020 Arctic , Arctic Ocean , Atlantic Ocean , Bergen , Cap Nord , chasse à la baleine , democracy , détroit de Skagerrak , Europe , fjords , FPEG , Fylke , gas , Gas Exporting Countries Forum , hydrocarbons , Jan Mayen , mer de Barents , Mer de Norvège , monarchy , Narvik , North Atlantic Ocean , North Europe , North Sea , northern lights , Norway , oil , Oslo , Scandes , Scandinavia , Scandinavian Alps , Scandinavian Peninsula , Spitzberg , Svalbard , tourism , Trondheim , whales Official name Kingdom of Norway Name in local language Kongeriket Norge (nb) ; Kongeriket Noreg (nn) Continent Europe Subcontinent Europe (outside the European Union) Population (ranking: 120e ) 5,367,580 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.70 % / year Area 385,180 km² Density 13.94 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 31e )434.751 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 81,807 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.40 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 83.00 years (2019) Birth rate 10.15 ‰ (2019) Fertility rate 1.53 children / woman (2019) Death rate (ranking ) 7.60 ‰ (2019) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 2.10 ‰ (2019) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2020) Official languages Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) Currency Norwegian krone (NOK) HDI (ranking: 7e )0.954 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )77.49 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Harald V National Day 17 May (Constitution of 1814) ISO Codes NO, NOR Demonym Norwegian Tourists (ranking ) 6,252,000 people (2017)
Norway is a country in Northern Europe, west of the Scandinavian peninsula. It has common borders with Sweden , Finland and Russia . Its long Atlantic coast is home to many fjords.
Oslo Opera, Norway. Source: Most Beautiful Spots Fjord in Trolltunga, Norway. Source: Wildlife Archives Norway – population (2016). Source: Statistics Norway Glacier, Svalbard, Norway. Photo: Paul Nicklen. Source: Wildlife Archives Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Oslo 1,520,934 inhabitants Bergen 413,462 inhabitants Stavanger 335,934 inhabitants Trondheim 275,845 inhabitants Kristiansand 160,963 inhabitants Tromsø 76,196 inhabitants Moss 60,644 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Jan Mayen 18 inhabitants 377 km² Nord-Norge 483,387 inhabitants 112,975 km² Svalbard 2,667 inhabitants 61,022 km² Sørlandet 295,644 inhabitants 16,434 km² Trøndelag (Midt-Norge) 451,247 inhabitants 41,254 km² Vestlandet 1,361,492 inhabitants 58,532 km² Østlandet 2,593,085 inhabitants 94,575 km²
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